Coast Guard rescues 2 adults, child from stranded boat in marsh near Fremont

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest Contact: 11th District Public Affairs Office: (510) 437-3325 After Hours: (510) 772-8865 11th District online newsroom

Coast Guard rescues 2 adults, child from stranded boat in marsh near Fremont

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two adults and a child Wednesday evening, who were stranded in a marsh near Fremont. 

California Highway Patrol notified Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders of a report of three people stranded in a marsh near Fremont around 7:15 p.m.

Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to the scene.

At approximately 8 p.m., the helicopter crew located the vessel with the three stranded individuals.

The Dolphin aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer, who helped hoist the three people into the helicopter. The aircrew then transported the three people to San Francisco International Airport with no reported medical concerns.

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